EP 0990955 A2 20000405 - Method for controlling the flow of paper objects in a paper processing system
Title (en)
Method for controlling the flow of paper objects in a paper processing system
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Steuern des Durchflusses von Papierartikeln in einem Papierverarbeitungssystem
Title (fr)
Méthode de contrôle du flux d'articles en papier dans un système de manipulation de papier
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 19844859 A 19980930
Abstract (en)
A method for controlling the flow of paper objects in a paper processing system (PPS), having a main copier and/or printer unit with an output accessory manager (OAM) and at least one paper object processing device (POPD1, POPD2,...POPDn). The method is carried out by the following steps: generating a paper object header (POH) for a paper object (PO) in the output accessory manager (OAM); sending the paper object header (POH) to one of plural downstream paper object processing devices (POPDs) prior to the arrival of a paper object (PO) at the one paper object processing device (POPD), wherein the paper object header (POH) is updated, modified and sent to another of the plural paper processing devices along a route; absorbing the paper object header (POH) in a last paper object processing device (POPD) of the plural paper object processing devices in the route and generating in the last paper object processing device (POPD) a paper object header response (POHR) and sending the paper object header response (POHR) to the output accessory manager (OAM); repeating the above steps for other paper objects (POs) in a current job; generating a paper object coming (POC) in the output accessory manager (OAM) and sending the paper object coming (POC) to the one paper object processing device (POPD) after the paper object header (POH) is received by the one paper object processing device (POPD) wherein the paper object coming (POC) precedes the paper object; processing the paper object (PO) in the paper object processing device (POPD) and forwarding the paper object coming (POC) and the paper object (PO) to another of the plural paper object processing devices (POPD) wherein the above two steps are repeated for other paper objects in the current job until the last paper object (PO) is successfully delivered to the last paper object processing device (POPD) in the route; and generating a paper object delivered (POD) in the last paper object processing device (POPD) in the route and sending the paper object delivered (POD) to the output accessory manager (OAM). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 11/44 (2006.01); B65H 37/04 (2006.01); B65H 39/11 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G03G 15/6529 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2221/1675 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0990955 A2 20000405; EP 0990955 A3 20010321; EP 0990955 B1 20021204; DE 19844859 A1 20000420; DE 69904276 D1 20030116; DE 69904276 T2 20030828; JP 2000109264 A 20000418; US 6241404 B1 20010605
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99118922 A 19990925; DE 19844859 A 19980930; DE 69904276 T 19990925; JP 27299999 A 19990927; US 40583399 A 19990930